“Being here in this program, I feel like they see it as a divisional game, not a rivalry game,” Lofton said.

“For me, personally, I prefer to go out and do my job and keep my mouth shut and let my actions speak for me instead of words,” Lofton said Tuesday. “Some guys love to yap back and forth. It just depends the type person you are.”

New Orleans has won 11 of the last 13 against Atlanta, so the Falcons will definitely have to adjust the win column a bit before the Saints start to take them serious.